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mystery-ak:
Illinois municipal leaders seek emergency powers for gas, gun sales bans and curfews amid pandemic
by Greg Bishop, The Center Square
 | March 19, 2020 06:00 PM

Municipal officials throughout the state are considering measures to grant local leaders emergency powers to ban the sale of things such as guns, gasoline and liquor as concerns over the spread of COVID-19 mount.

Last week, President Donald Trump wrote in a letter: “I have determined that the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant an emergency determination under … the ‘Stafford Act’.”

The move allows local and state governments to get assistance from the federal government. It also gives more powers to the federal government to manage declared emergencies.

“In order to meet the challenges caused by this emergency pandemic, I have encouraged all State and local governments to activate their Emergency Operations Centers and to review their emergency preparedness plans,” Trump said.

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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/illinois-municipal-leaders-seek-emergency-powers-for-gas-gun-sales-bans-and-curfews-amid-pandemic

Elderberry:
How in the world are people going to be able to get groceries if they cannot get gasoline for their cars?

PeteS in CA:
Gas stations, gun stores, and liquor stores have large crowds? Who knew?

Tyrannous morons!

sneakypete:

--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on March 22, 2020, 01:15:25 pm ---Gas stations, gun stores, and liquor stores have large crowds? Who knew?

Tyrannous morons!

--- End quote ---

@PeteS in CA

Ahm shocked!

SHOCKED,AH TELLS YA!

catfish1957:

--- Quote from: sneakypete on March 22, 2020, 01:18:55 pm ---@PeteS in CA

Ahm shocked!

SHOCKED,AH TELLS YA!

--- End quote ---

@sneakypete

Political opportunism at it's utter worst.  In my lifetime,  I have never seen an event with so many alliterative motives.  Pre-cursor to revolution?  Not so far fetched IMO.

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